Leave the car at home and travel by train.

These self-led walks start and end at local train stations on East Midlands Railway’s Northern Line.

North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership have created walks that will take you through pretty villages, urban landscapes and Potteries heritage, across rivers and along canals.

Visit hidden gems: historic buildings, independent retailers and friendly cafes or take it slow and stop to feed ducks and spot the wildlife at each stop along the Northern Line.

• Crew
• Alsager
• Kidsgrove
• Longport
• Stoke
• Longton
• Blythe Bridge
• Uttoxeter
• Tutbury & Hatton
• Peartree
• Derby
• Stone
• Stafford
• Penkridge

The Tutbury & Hatton Rails to Trails self-led tour highlights this friendly market town, full of historic interest, shopping and a varied host of delicious dinning experiences: cafes, restaurants and tearooms.

Points of Interest

• Thistly Place Meadow Nature Reserve
• River Dove
• Tutbury Mill Picnic & Play Area
• St Mary’s Church
• War Memorial
• Tutbury Castle (please note charges apply and there is not access to the castle when the gates are closed)
• Tutbury Museum
• Chapel Antiques Centre
• Tutbury Mill Mews

If you are looking for a longer walk you can walk to the Fauld Explosion Site in the nearby village of Hanbury. For more details and walk map see here

There are a host of lovely places to eat in Tutbury. For more details on places to eat and stay, and other attractions in Tutbury see here

Download your FREE Route Guide here

Download your FREE Rails to Trails Walks Guide here 

Plan your train journey here

Other attractions in the area: Please see bottom of page

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